there's a lot of misinformationout there on the world wide web about how to care for and cleanyour laminate flooring, and i know this is a pain pointfor you guys, especially that haze issue. so i decided to takematters into my own hands and get some answersdirectly from the source.
different colors of laminate flooring, we're thorough hereat clean my space, so i am here in lancaster,pennsylvania, in the heart of amish country at the armstrongflooring world headquarters to settle this cleaning quandaryonce and for all.
there are literally thousandsof different styles and makes of laminate flooring availableon the market today. but regardless of which type you havein your home, here are some tried and tested tips and tricks to keep yourlaminate flooring in showroom shape. sweep and vacuumto remove debris. the most valuable stepis also the easiest. caring for your laminate floorstarts with a regularly scheduled sweeping or vacuuming.debris left on the floor can get caught underfoot or dragged around by amop and cause scratches on the floor.
remember to use a vacuum with a hard floorattachment and not the beater bar. the frequency will dependon how messy the space gets and how frequently it gets used. but so long as you're mindful,your floors will look great. mop properly. okay, my friends,here's where things get juicy. first of all, using theright mop is crucial. for laminate floors, they tell me aflathead microfiber mop is boss, because it keeps moisture out and isthe easiest way to use a spray product,
which brings me to my next point.using a bucket filled with pine cleaners, lemon cleaners, oil soap, bleachor ammonia-based cleaners are not recommend for thesefloors because, you guessed it, they don't leave a nice finishand can actually ruin the floor. if you do want to clean your floorthe way the manufacturer says to, you have to use a properlyformulated laminate floor cleaner and those come in a spray bottleand are available at home centers or flooring stores.when you do mop, make sure you mop in the direction of the grainto avoid the appearance of streaks.
hazy floor horrors! let's talk about one of the worstissues facing laminate floor owners -- the haze.it is the equivalent to a cleaning horror movie.you clean and clean. it just keeps reappearing, and it'spractically impossible to get rid of. so i corralled one of the topproduct people here at armstrong to help me with thisvery mysterious issue. [melissa] marsha, hey.[marsha] hey. marketing manager for laminateproducts here at armstrong,
what is the cause of this haze? [marsha] you said it melissa,it's the product. you must use alaminate-approved product. [melissa] okay.[marsha] nothing else. those soaps, the oils, the pine-based,you're going to get the haze. that haze horror is justwhat's going to happen. [melissa] interesting, guys.[marsha] yeah. and so, is there anythingwe can do about the haze? [marsha] not so much.once you've got that haze,
it's going to be really hard to get off.what we would recommend is that you use that laminate cleaner.[melissa] okay. [marsha] that's a spray.use that microfiber mop. [melissa] mm-hmm.[marsha] and just keep working at it. but unfortunately some damage mayhave been done by using those cleaners, so it's important to do it right,right out of the gate. [melissa] okay.that is really good advice. [marsha] yes.now about those mops, anything you want to tell me about mops?[marsha] those mops, it's really important
to clean them very frequently.[melissa] mm-hmm. [marsha] but when you clean them,don't use fabric softener. [melissa] ah.[marsha] they don't need to smell pretty. that fabric softener is just going tobring the haze back even if you're using that laminate-approved product.[melissa] interesting. [marsha] so skip the fabric softener.[melissa] and we know that about microfiber cloths, because we don't washthem with fabric softener because that fabric softener clogs the fibersand that totally screws up the whole microfiber situation.thanks, that was really helpful.
[marsha] thanks for asking. think ahead and protect your floor. protect your floor so that itwill last and look gorgeous. dirt is brought into the house mostlyby your shoes, so make sure you have a good front doormat system.now, we've covered this before, but i'll quickly remind you,have one outdoor mat and one indoor mat, and, of course,a no-shoes policy in the house is best unless, of course, you're breakingin a new pair of shoes, which i was doing acouple of videos ago.
i did see those comments guys,and that's why it happened. also, if you have furniture on thefloor which needs to be moved from time to time,use felt floor protectors. steer clear of waxes and polishes. a laminate floor does not need to bewaxed, polished, or refinished. it was designed to be durableand look shiny, so long as you take care of it properly.we'd like to thank the fine folks at armstrong flooring for allowing usto crash their beautiful showroom and film this video for you guys.
our comment questionthis week is: what are your flooring cleaning quandaries?maybe you have tiles or hardwood or carpet or vinyl or concrete or laminate.whatever type of flooring you have, i want to know what your floor cleaningquestions are, so leave me a comment in the comments section down below. show me your clean floorby tagging me or chad or all of us on instagram.i'm @melissamaker. he's @thechadreynolds,and we are @cleanmyspace. there's a button down therethat let's me know you care.
so click it if you liked this video,and click this button right here to subscribe and join over 250,000other youtube subscribers on their journey to a cleaner life. as always, thanks so much for watching,and we'll see you next time. well, here we are againat the end of another video. this is the part of the videowhere i direct your attention to a couple of other highly interestingand exciting cleaning videos that i recommend you watch.over to my left, your right,
you will find two such videos.the first one talks about a quick
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